1 Kings 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered ¹  your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; ²  I will be constantly present there. ³ 

1 Kings 9:5

9:5 Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, ⁴  just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ ⁵ 

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ⁶  you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.” ⁷ 

[9:3]  ¹ tn Heb “I have heard.”

[9:3]  ² tn Heb “by placing my name there perpetually” (or perhaps, “forever”).

[9:3]  ³ tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”

[9:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever.”

[9:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “there will not be cut off from you a man from upon the throne of Israel.”

[10:9]  ⁷ tn Or “delighted in.”

[10:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”